I have had my X100V for a little over a month and I just love it. I am finding that I need to use a positive exposure compensation most of the time. I do not find it a defect at all and with my Nikon I need a consistent negative comp.I realize that this is a highly subjective question and there are so many variables, but I would like to know your experience. What compensation do you feel you use the majority of the time for your Fuji X camera? Thanks for participating!

It depends on metering option you are using. I have EC set to “C” and fiddle with exposure compensation on most shots, but in “Multi” mode (which is all I use) I don’t see the need for consistent positive compensation (and I’m a RAW shooter exclusively). The other metering options, however, such as “Center Weighted”, will indeed often require significant positive compensation.Oh, and you will probably want to use DR100 if you are a RAW shooter, DR200 and DR400 will underexpose (or underISO) your RAWs by -1 and -2 stops respectively.

Usually anywhere between 0 and -2/3

pekored wrote:I have had my X100V for a little over a month and I just love it. I am finding that I need to use a positive exposure compensation most of the time. I do not find it a defect at all and with my Nikon I need a consistent negative comp.I realize that this is a highly subjective question and there are so many variables, but I would like to know your experience. What compensation do you feel you use the majority of the time for your Fuji X camera? Thanks for participating!If you’re referring to jpegs try adjusting your shadows to -1

Sorabh wrote:pekored wrote:I have had my X100V for a little over a month and I just love it. I am finding that I need to use a positive exposure compensation most of the time. I do not find it a defect at all and with my Nikon I need a consistent negative comp.I realize that this is a highly subjective question and there are so many variables, but I would like to know your experience. What compensation do you feel you use the majority of the time for your Fuji X camera? Thanks for participating!If you’re referring to jpegs try adjusting your shadows to -1I shoot JPEGs with the X100V and this is what I do. EV at zero, usually, with shadows lifted. The exception is when I use Classic Neg; I often overexpose that on purpose, because I like the way it looks.

I’m in south Florida. Marked lighting differences. Use multi metering. Ride the ec front dial frequently. Don’t know what positive ec looks like. Never found a need to employ it. As I prefer lifting shadows, I can go quite hard with negative comp. Some of my better results come with this approach.

uniball wrote:I’m in south Florida. Marked lighting differences. Use multi metering. Ride the ec front dial frequently. Don’t know what positive ec looks like. Never found a need to employ it. As I prefer lifting shadows, I can go quite hard with negative comp. Some of my better results come with this approach.Exactly.  You will find different needs depending on the intensity of the light.  In FL the sun is intense.  In the winter, it is highly directional and with lower humidity scattering.  So sunlit scenes can be quite harshly lit.  In the summer the sun in FL is about 5 degrees from being straight overhead.  It is harsh.  Since I primarily shoot raw and live in Central FL, I often use -1/3 and sometimes up to -1.  If the scene was particularly harsh I'd probably go more negative. In someplace like WY for example where I plan on spending time this summer, the EC will probably be set to 0.

Clipped or burnt highlights are my personal least favorite mistake, plus I like a slightly "denser" image, so -1/3 for me as a default.

SpeedyNeo wrote:Usually anywhere between 0 and -2/3Same here

pekored wrote:I have had my X100V for a little over a month and I just love it. I am finding that I need to use a positive exposure compensation most of the time. I do not find it a defect at all and with my Nikon I need a consistent negative comp.I realize that this is a highly subjective question and there are so many variables, but I would like to know your experience. What compensation do you feel you use the majority of the time for your Fuji X camera? Thanks for participating!I can't respond to your poll since you stopped at +.7. I use EC constantly and almost never take a photo at 0 EV. +1 to +1.3 would be my most common exposure with an occasional +1.7. I do keep my metering set to center weighted which is a factor. I never have a use for the JPEGs and only save raw files.  Same for both my X-T2 and X-T4.